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...wonder there isn't a consensus: a recent poll by the Pew Research Center showed that while 64% of Americans supported U.S. military action to oust Saddam Hussein, only 30% would favor going in without allies. In the very week that an anniversary reminds America of the lethal nature of its enemies, is it easier or harder for the President to stand before the United Nations and the American people and defend a plan to continue that war by launching another one? A year after 9/11, does Bush have to prove some connection between Saddam and Osama bin Laden...
...moral principles gain their power by being consistently applied. If it is dangerous for ruthless dictators to develop lethal arsenals, why attack Iraq but not North Korea? If the Iraqi people deserve to live in a free and democratic state, why don't the Saudi people? If we are willing to pay the price of toppling Saddam, will we also pay the price of staying to clean up the neighborhood? And the thorniest question of all: If the last Gulf War helped inspire evil in bin Laden, will a new one create many more like...
...Iraqis have built devices able to deliver chemical weapons beyond Iraq's borders. He does not seem to have perfected chemical-tipped missiles, or the fusing devices and sophisticated sprayers needed to release the poison before it hits the ground. As of now, Saddam's most effective use of lethal chemicals would involve stuffing them into artillery shells and firing them at invading troops...
Caples also says to expect a much-improved penalty corner attack, which is a necessity to field a competitive team at the national level. Kate McDavitt, junior Liz Andrews and sophomore Shelley Maasdorp are all lethal on direct shots, and the Crimson will continue to use Scott on the option...
...This would develop more non-lethal capabilities, in which we could handle a [terrorist threat] without casualties,” he says...